Alcalá 1956

Chi ld renof Mary Co un ci l:El ayn e La ng en ieu x,presid en t,Paula Sahi n, Ma rga ret Fahlstr om

Children ofMary

On the Feast of Ma ter Admirabilis 1954, the long awai ted day arrived! The SanDiego College for Women hadits first reception into the Children of Mary. The originalmembers were Lillian Jimenez, Jacqueline Kearns, Margaret Fahlstro m, Elayne Langenieux, Paula Sabin, Diane Sinclair , Mary Louise Turne r. At thei r first meet ing, Elayne was elect ed pres ident; Pau la, vice p resident; and Margare t, secretary . Main taining their posi­ tions for two years, these officerswere of great help to thei r moderator, Mother Parks, in establishing as college tradit ions all the special Sacred Heart devot ions, processions, and practices.

The Lily Procession was i nstituted in 1952 and the May Crowning in 1953, while the above members were still aspirants. Then, as Children ofMary, their first corporate act was to establish in 1954 a Gu ard ofHonor for the Sacred Heart on First Fridays. The following year, a parallel Guard ofHonor was instituted for Our Lady. On St. Madeleine Sophie's Feast, 1955, Joan Fennell, Ruth Jimenez, Constance Sal­ erno, and Mary Scott were received into the congregation; and on Oct ober 20, 1955, Beth Ann Smith, Mary AnnDa ly, Rosemary Cas­ tillo, Kathleen Wollstein, Virginia Rodee, Carol Reilly, and Mary Jimenez. The most